Description

Poppy seeds come from the same type of poppy that’s used to make opium! The plant is native to the Mediterranean, but it’s grown in several other parts of the world, like Europe and Asia. Most poppy seeds come from Turkey or the Czech Republic.
It’s common to use poppy seeds to make bread and pastries, but they’re also used to make poppy seed oil! You can also use these seeds to make tea. Poppy seeds are very small and have a similar shape to a kidney.
These seeds contain lots of valuable nutrients, like thiamin, folate, and iron. Even though poppy seeds don’t have narcotic properties, they can give you a false positive on a drug test. That’s why the USADA recommends that athletes avoid poppy seeds before drug screenings.